Related Links

Several web sites are of interest to fans of Lancastrian pottery.

Requesting a search under "Royal Lancastrian" usually results in several AUCTION sites being listed - though we find they are often out of date.

Sites of a more informative nature are:-

• Peter Scott Gallery at Lancaster University - - See the John Chambers Room page.   John Chamber's Room via the links pages https://www.liveatlica.org/art-collections
• Aberystwyth offers an interesting ceramics web site which whilst it does not specifically detail Pilkington's is worth visiting on http://www.ceramics-aberystwyth.com/
• For general information on antiques members may wish to try Antiques World which includes a directory of collectors clubs including Pilkington's Lancastrian Pottery Society. (http://www.antiquesworld.co.uk/)
• Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums has an interesting general ceramic site which members may wish to visit. http://www.aagm.co.uk/
• The Gladstone Pottery Museum is an excellent general site with information on ceramics and cermic history and well worth a surf.  http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/gpm
• TILES - TILES TILES - The website of  TACS  - the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society is excellent.
• Salford is the local focus for Swinton events.  Salford maintains 2 sites of interest to members.  The first links to Salford Museum and Art Gallery and is of interest because it provides opening times etc and a local map. (Also useful because it links to a general UK tourist service.) This is at  http://www.aboutbritain.com/SalfordMuseum.htm
  Salford's local history project is called the LifeTimes project aand is concerned with capturing local histories from local people.
  This can be found at  http://www.lifetimes.org.uk/salford.htm
• Poole Pottery. In the 1960s Pilkington's and Poole merged. Though production of pottery remained separate, many tiles were a joint venture using the skills of well-known Royal College of Art designers. For a link to the Poole Pottery website follow here.
• The Northern Ceramic Society
  

  A more general society which says of itself  "Our main focus is on British pottery and porcelain from 1600 to the present day. The NCS is open to everyone and our membership is worldwide. We share the latest ceramic news and research though our meetings, seminars, publications, exhibitions and website.

  Collectors, dealers, museum staff, auctioneers, ceramic historians, and archaeologists are all current members and you, whatever your ceramic interests, are most welcome to join us."